Think this through

By Anonymous - 19/06/2024 14:00 - United States

Today, my parents were surprised when I told them that changing the internet and cable service would also cut themselves off from the internet service's email. Which they have everything connected too. I thought about this when they told me they were saving $200 on switching. They apparently did not. FML
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tiptoppc 19

Yeah… you can tell who knows anything about tech by finding how little they understand what a @isp.com email means as a primary email for years.

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Chazzster 28

It depends - If as is typical, their email addresses and server is the same company that supplies the internet then you are correct that the change will likely cut off their email. Personally I use Microsoft mail as my server and email address any that cost me about $20 a year or so. My wife uses Yahoo for hers and that’s free… Similar with the “landline” phone over the internet - if the phone service was purchased through the previous internet provider then it goes away. But if for example, Vonage or some other independent internet phone service provider is used, it will work through whatever internet provider is used… BTW - Don’t they already have cell phones? If so why keep the “landline” phone? We dropped our “landline” (via internet) 6 months ago and we don’t miss it. They would just need to give their contacts the new number.

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tiptoppc 19

Yeah… you can tell who knows anything about tech by finding how little they understand what a @isp.com email means as a primary email for years.

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Chazzster 28

It depends - If as is typical, their email addresses and server is the same company that supplies the internet then you are correct that the change will likely cut off their email. Personally I use Microsoft mail as my server and email address any that cost me about $20 a year or so. My wife uses Yahoo for hers and that’s free… Similar with the “landline” phone over the internet - if the phone service was purchased through the previous internet provider then it goes away. But if for example, Vonage or some other independent internet phone service provider is used, it will work through whatever internet provider is used… BTW - Don’t they already have cell phones? If so why keep the “landline” phone? We dropped our “landline” (via internet) 6 months ago and we don’t miss it. They would just need to give their contacts the new number.

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